M.M.O. VR IAM Senior Capstone Game 2018-2019 (Course: Indie Team) Players must rise through the ranks in this gritty sci-fi combat game to earn their place as a top arena combatant. The game’s setting and mechanics convey a world of hardship and futuristic turmoil, and the varying types of enemies require… Continue Reading M.M.O. VR: Indie Team Capstone 2019Read More →
Each year the IAM department hosts a game jam that culminates on Manifest. Students form small teams (max 5 people) to build a game collaboratively. This year students will have an expanded timeline so that they can participate in Industry Night without losing time to work on their Game Jam… Continue Reading 2019 IAM Manifest Game Jam ChallengeRead More →
It is getting closer to the time of the year where 28,000 members of the gaming industry migrate to San Francisco, California for the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). For five days the Moscone Center is transformed into a gaming and high tech playground for its attendees with 550 leading… Continue Reading Game Developers Conference 2019Read More →
Inspired by the famed westerns of Sergio Leone, Undertakers is a third-person LAN shooter that pits you against three of your friends in a frantic battle to seize gold. Read More → Continue Reading Undertakers
Hooked is a VR puzzle game that challenges the way you think. Don’t be fooled by the first level… you are in for a surprise. https://vimeo.com/304212619 Ishan, an artist on the team, says, “Inspired by other 2-D games, we were motivated to make something familiar in 3-D. We are using… Continue Reading HookedRead More →
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Alex Damarjian helped create a doctor and parent-approved video game entitled PDI Check. If played in moderation, PDI Check can help young kids improve their eye sight and develop in educational, social, and physical ways. Read More → Continue Reading Assistant Professor Alex Damarjian Featured on NBC
KISSY GHOST IAM Indie Team Capstone Kissy Ghost is a game about a bunch of humans trying to exorcise a ghost residing within their house by taking it on a really sweet date! Developed by IAM Students under the team DogDadGames, Kiss Ghost is a 2D pixel arena game for… Continue Reading Kissy Ghost: IAM Indie Team Capstone 2016Read More →
D&D Club A student organization for fans of narrative and character design! Dungeons and Dragons Club teaches new players and offers an outlet for old players to engage in the fantastic yet classic roleplaying game, Dungeons and Dragons. We run through one off adventures and campaigns devised by our group’s… Continue Reading Dungeons & DragonsRead More →
The Metacosmic Earth-Race is a first-person racing platformer for 2-4 players, developed by students during their senior capstone project. Taking place in Generic, New Mexico after the crash of the spaceship Metacosmic, the game is centered around discovering the mystery behind the ship crash by discovering wondrous artifacts that allow… Continue Reading The Metacosmic Earth Race: IAM Large Team Capstone 2015Read More →
Water Aloft the Ridge (WAtR) is an evocative adventure game from the Interactive Arts and Media capstone class at Columbia College Chicago. Three damaged souls climb the mysterious Ridge seeking solace, comfort and forgiveness from one they have lost forever. A disturbingly elegant 3D puzzle/adventure game, the player ascends the… Continue Reading Water Aloft the RidgeRead More →